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Topic Lesson 11: //**Dangerous Crossings**//

Common Core Standards RL5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. RL5.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. W5.1a-d Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Suggested Student Objectives 1. Students will identify cause and effect relationships. 2. Students will infer cause and effect relationships. 3. Students will write an opinion paragraph.

Suggested Additional Readings Literary Texts Poetry Speeches
 * __ Heroes of the Revolution, __ by David Adler
 * __ A is for America, __ by Devin Scillian
 * "George Washington," by Rosemary and Stephen Vincent Benet
 * "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death," (March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry)

Resource Links
 * // Learning About Research and Writing Using the American Revolution // (**Read Write Think)**
 * // In Their Own Word series // (**Scholastic)**
 * // African Americans in the American Revolution // **(Buzzle.com)**
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Activities
 * ** Your Turn **, Student Book, page 291. Students will work with a partner and choose one of the activities: "Ahoy" or "Presidential Wisdom."
 * Following a class discussion of historical events, create a timeline of events that show chronology and cause/effect relationships among them.

Assessments 1. Practice Book, pages 121-122 2. Writing Rubric 1-4, see TE T55 and R18 3. Weekly Test 11.5-11.6

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